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Understanding the way proteins shapeshift

Published
2 October 2020
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Working with business
Health
Science

The University of Leeds has secured a £5.4 million grant to identify new techniques for investigating and manipulating the chemical building blocks of life - proteins.

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New materials will help UK achieve net-zero, say researchers

Published
2 October 2020
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Working with business
Society & Politics
Technology

Scientists at the University of Leeds have pledged to develop a new generation of ultra-efficient electronics to help the UK achieve net-zero carbon emissions by 2050.

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Self-driving the longest route yet

Published
5 February 2020
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Working with business
Technology

A project researching the latest autonomous vehicle technologies has successfully completed a 230-mile self-navigated journey on UK roads.

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How technology is changing the world of work

Published
27 January 2020
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Working with business
Society & Politics

A new £8 million research centre exploring how technology is changing the world of work will officially launch this week.

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Leeds flying high for top employers

Published
20 January 2020
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Working with business
University

Students at the University of Leeds are among the UK’s top ten most targeted by leading employers.

Professor Lisa Roberts, Chris Skidmore and Sir Alan Langlands in Nexus, the University of Leeds' innovation hub, during the Minister's visit on Thursday 16 January 2020.

Sampling world-leading science

Published
16 January 2020
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Working with business
University

Maths, artificial intelligence, robotics and fluid dynamics were on the agenda when Universities Minister Chris Skidmore visited the University.

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Driving debate on UK agricultural trade policy

Published
8 January 2020
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Working with business
Business & Economy

Politicians and stakeholders from the farming sector will today hear from a leading Leeds professor on the future of trade regulation and how Brexit will impact future UK agricultural policy.

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Using ‘synthetic worlds’ to boost business efficiency

Published
17 December 2019
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Working with business
Technology
News

A spin-out company that uses advanced computer simulation to help organisations devise more efficient ways of working, has secured £750,000 in scale-up funding.

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Developing the next generation of anticoagulant

Published
5 December 2019
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Working with business
Science

A University of Leeds spin-out company has secured £3.14m to develop a next generation drug that aims to prevent blood clots forming, without the risk of bleeding present in currently available drugs.

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University opens National Pig Centre in Yorkshire

Published
28 November 2019
Categories
Science
Working with business

Precision nutrition and 24-hour monitoring will enable scientists to provide new insights for the pig industry, as the University of Leeds opens the National Pig Centre today.